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Explanations: No. 14719 – Monday, 5 March 2012

Mon, Mar 5, 2012, 23:59

I hope you enjoyed today’s crossword!

Roy

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8 One on the way out from the east harbour in the Scottish river (8)
D(E-PORT)EE
In “the Scottish river” (D-EE) “the east” “harbour” (E-PORT) from = DEPORTEE: one on the way out. 9 Guy first in the sea at Nice (6) M(IST)ER
In “the sea” at Nice (M-ER) first (IST) = MISTER: guy. 10 Western city with minute electric car (6) DODGE-M
Western city (DODGE) with “minute” (M) = DODGEM: electric car. 11 They help control tests finding locations containing an offensive odour (8) PLACE(BO)S
Locations (PLACE-S) containing “an offensive odour” (BO) finding = PLACEBOS: they help control tests. 12 Irony perhaps in golfer riches? (6) FERRIC
In “gol -FER RIC-hes” = FERRIC: irony perhaps. 13 Eventually sheltering at friend (8) IN-TIM(AT)E
Eventually (IN TIM-E) sheltering “at” (AT) = INTIMATE: friend. 15 One lost a race leaving the ladies’ room unfinished (4) HARE-
The ladies’ room (HARE-M) unfinished = HARE: one lost a race (in Aesop’s fable, beaten by the tortoise). 17 Quiet primate swallowing vegetables (7) AP(PEAS)E
Primate (AP-E) swallowing “vegetable” (PEAS) = APPEASE: quiet. 19 I get this passionate creating something for a conservative to say (7) AM-A-TORY
I (I) get this passionate (AMATORY) creating = I AM A TORY: something for a Conservative to say. 22 The lowest shelled the Bismarck (4) -OTTO-
The lowest (B-OTTO-M) shelled, remove the outside letters (-B,M) = OTTO: the Bismarck. 24 Fattened bird in beer for the hood (2,6) AL (CAPON)E
In “beer” (AL-E) fattened bird (CAPON) for = AL CAPONE: the hood. 27 Agreement college is being broadcast (6) UNI’S-ON
College is (UNI’S) being broadcast (ON) = UNISON: agreement. 29 One with an idea fiddled with iron about to blow off steam (8) IN(VENT)OR
Fiddling with “iron” (IN-OR) about “to blow off steam” (VENT) = INVENTOR: one with an idea. 30 Be about to fall now for one using Twitter (6) T-EETER
One using Twitter (T-W-EETER) “no-w” for (there’s no “w” for T-w-EETER) = TEETER: be about to fall. 31 Carbon, iron oxide and sulphur coatings (6) C-RUST-S
Carbon (C) iron oxide (RUST) and “sulphur” (S) = CRUSTS: coatings. 32 Fixing me up by the finale (8) EM-ENDING
“Me” up (EM) by “the finale” (ENDING) = EMENDING: fixing.